Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1422 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1422 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4267 people per square kilometre
in 1981
All-time low
0.1422 people per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
49
1974–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.1422 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4267 people per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1422 people per square kilometre, in 1980.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3556 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3556 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1422 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1422 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1897 people per square kilometre | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3485 people per square kilometre | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3129 people per square kilometre | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3023 people per square kilometre | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | 0.3201 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1494 people per square kilometre | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | 0.1422 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 93 Bhutan 0.1508 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Montenegro 0.1487 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 United States 0.1487 people per square kilometre compare
- 97 Venezuela 0.1394 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Oman 0.1389 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 East Timor 0.1345 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1422 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4267 people per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 people per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.